Planetary hours
in La Rochelle.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:11
- 2♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:03
- 4☽︎ Moon11:03 – 11:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 12:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:50
- 7♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:46
- 8☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:42
- 9♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:34
- 11☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:30
- 2♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:34
- 3☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:38
- 4♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:47
- 6☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 04:00
- 9♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:04
- 10☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:08
- 11♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in La Rochelle?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:16 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.